Lindas Journal - 2-29-2008.. BEWARE EDIETS!!

[kmp1191]

Wow....that was a good day!!!
Good job!!

 

[lindalinda]

What a day! Horrible busy day at work, then I had to get ready for our little "mini-vacation". Me and my boy are going to six flags tomorrow and staying overnight at the hotel next to it and going again thursday. Kind of pretending since I couldnt get enough time off to go on a real vacation. Anyway 2 of his buddies are going with us, and one girl, whose mom will pick her up at the hotel tomorrow night, then bring her back on thursday. We will get to swim at the hotel and basically just goof off. It will be fun, we always have fun.

I didnt do to good today food wise but I just added it up and it wasnt too many calories, it just wasnt what I had planned to eat. By the time I got home from work it was 730 and I was really hungry. I made a salad and ate that and I was gonna make a burger (nutrisystem) but my son had chicken strips and I ate 5. So I figured (correctly) that I couldnt have the burger too. Then I had popcorn later . It could have been way worse, I just like to stick with the plan and I didnt.

Exercise I did good though. When I came home I planned to run/walk, but the wind was blowing about 30 knots and there was no way. So I checked my tivo and saw I had a couple of Ellens tivoed. So I watched both and did the stairmachine. Ellen was at Universal, it was so cool. Really made me want to get there soon! Anyway that was 75 mins on the stairmachine! I love tivo! Also I almost forgot I got in 20 mins walking there. So thats 95 mins!

Heres the menu:

Banana Spice Muffin 2 Muffins 120

banana 1 small 90
Cheese, Cottage, 2% 1/4 cup 50
Cheese, Cottage, 2% 1/4 cup 50

Chicken Noodle Soup 1 Container 120

Salad, tossed 1 med 25
Egg, poached or boiled 1 large 74
Bacon Bits 1 Tbsp 30
Salad Dressing, fat free 2 Tbsp 30
Salad Dressing, fat free 2 Tbsp 30

sugar free fudgesicle 1 40

Chicken Nuggets 1 nggt 48
Chicken Nuggets 1 nggt 48
Chicken Nuggets 1 nggt 48
Chicken Nuggets 1 nggt 48
Chicken Nuggets 1 nggt 48

Cookie, Chocolate Chip 1 80

Popcorn, air-popped 3 cups 60
Popcorn, air-popped 3 cups 60

sugar free fudgesicle 1 40


total cals -1139

exercise -75 mins stairmachine 20 mins walking 780 cals burned

 

[kmp1191]

Where is Six Flags close by? I'm thinking St. Louis?
And where in KY are you?

is that enough questions for you or should I continue?

marie

 

[Foxfiregrrl]

Way to go on your exercise! It sounds like you are really doing great on your run/walk sessions! Keep up the good work. Just be careful you don't want to overdo it and hurt your muscles.

I take it you are recouping from Six Flags today. Hope you guys had a Great time! Enjoy your time off!

 

[lindalinda]

Hi yall! We went to Six Flags Kentucky Kingdom (in Louisville) yesterday. It was a really nice day, we had lots of fun. Then we went to the executive and swam and stayed the night. The idea was to get up and go to the park again today but it was cold and dreary and rainy. So I took the boys home and they played b-ball for a couple of hours then I took them out to lunch and then to Lazer Blaze. They had a good time. Tomorrow me and the boy are going hiking up in Madison Indiana at Clifty Falls. I'm crossing my fingers that the weather gets better. I'm not into hiking in the rain.

Diet went out the window...yesterday heres what I had (I dont know the calories)

banana

3 chicken strips and fries

dippin dots (chocolate mint)

bbq ribs (2 ribs)
beef tips and noodles
salad with lite ranch dressing
chicken noodle soup
green beans
chocolate cake

then today it didnt get better

bicuits and gravy
scrambled eggs
1/2 banana
3 strips bacon
hash browns

chicken strips

cookie dough frozen custard

nutrisystem cheese curls

sugar free fudgesicle

no dinner


I did loads of exercise today though, 80 mins on the stairmachine. Yesterday of course I walked a lot around the park but I'm not gonna count any since it wasnt consistent.

Heres to starting over!

 

[goldcupmom]

Linda - isn't it wonderful that we can keep starting over!! And that we want to!!!

Hang in there! You CAN do this!!

 

[lindalinda]

Just got home. Had a great weekend with my boy. We did some rugged hiking and braved some really bad storms and saw a beautiful double rainbow. Didnt exactly eat healthy but got lots of exercise. 2 hours 10 mins very RUGGED hiking yesterday. It was wet and steep and had lots of waterfall crossings and rocky upgrades. Today we just did one short hike and it was moderately rugged, but not bad. Today it was a short 35 min hike. Tonite I also did 27 mins on the stairmachine. And all this while having monster cramps! I'm tired so I'm going to bed, take care all!

 

[Foxfiregrrl]

Glad to hear you had a good time! Way to go on all the hiking it is great exercise!

It is understandable that you didn't do so good on food. It is Really hard at places like Six Flags. You will be back on track tomorrow though, I know you will.

Keep up the good work!

 

[lindalinda]

Back to work today. I didnt want to go, had to drag myself in there. But it wasnt bad once I got there I guess. I had a not too bad day food-wise. Kinda working my way back to normal. Heres what I had:

Pancake Mix 1 Package 110
sugar-free maple syrup 1/4 cup 30
fat free hot chocolate 1 cup 25

Cheese, Cottage, 2% 1/4 cup 50
Cheese, Cottage, 2% 1/4 cup 50
banana 1 small 90

Chewy Fudge Bar (NutriSystem Classics) 1.2 oz. 90

Chicken, Breast, fried 4 oz 295

Popcorn, air-popped 3 cups 60
Popcorn, air-popped 3 cups 60

Chicken Pasta Parmesan 1 Package 220
fat free hot chocolate 1 cup 25

sugar free fudgesicle 1 40

total cals-1145

exercise - 24 mins climbing stairs 268 cals burned

Im gonna try to get up and walk/run in the morning if the weather is ok.

 

[lindalinda]

I did it. I got up and did the walk/run thing before work. 41 mins 3 times around , then I climbed the stairs twice at work for 15 mins, then 10 more mins walking. So that was good.

food today:

Banana Spice Muffin 2 Muffins 120
fat free hot chocolate 1 cup 25

Cheese, Cottage, 2% 1/4 cup 50
Cheese, Cottage, 2% 1/4 cup 50
banana 1 small 90

Salad Dressing, fat free 2 Tbsp 30
Salad Dressing, fat free 2 Tbsp 30
Egg, poached or boiled 1 large 74
Salad, tossed 1 med 25
Bacon Bits 1 Tbsp 30

Chili with Beans 1 Bowl 230
Turkey Hot Dogs 1 Hot Dog 90
fat free hot chocolate 1 cup 25

Cheddar Cheese Crunchy Curls (NutriSystem Classics) 1 oz. 110

sugar free fudgesicle 1 40

total cals-1019

exercise- 66mins , 526 cals burned

I wont be running tomorrow, I will have to exercise after work instead of before so I will probably just do the stairmachine. It was a pretty good day today, I just gotta string together a bunch of these in a row so I can lose some weight!

 

[kmp1191]

great job on getting up and getting out there!! i bet you felt great all day, didn't you?! you are doing great on your food intake too....i'm jealous! maybe i should send some whoppers your way, just to throw you off a little bit!!

i'm going to have to get some info on the Louisville Six Flags....not sure if that is closer for me, or is St. Louis is.....hhhmmmmmmm....can't make it back to WDW this year.....(tile), so i'm trying to plan a little 4day get away for us.

later
marie

 

[Foxfiregrrl]

Way to go on your running yesterday! And I know you can string together more than a few good days! Run that weight off! You are doing great on your food too! Way to get back into your routine!

Have a great day!

 

[kmp1191]

llliiiinnnnnddddaaaaaa.....wwwhhheerrreee aaarrreeee yyyyooouuuuu??????

 

[lindalinda]

I'm here! I'm here! I have just been waaay behind the power curve the last couple of days. At the end of my workweek my shifts get earlier and earlier and I get less and less sleep. I had a long day today...4am wake up, work until 1 pm and then go take my boy to the orthodontist. After that he had a golf match. He did really well, tho he was disgusted with himself. He shot a 46 on 9 holes. Really not bad at all, but he had like 5 birdie putts that ended up bogeys so he could have shot about a 40. He just could not putt today. The rest of his game was perfect. He never shanked a single shot. I was really proud of him. But he was soooo close to that really great game that he just couldnt settle for good. Anyway, a golf match with middle schoolers takes a long time so we didnt even get home until 830 or so. Luckily I'm off tomorrow so I can sleep in a bit. I didnt get much exercise today (no time) It was too busy at work to get in my stair climbing ( I did it once only) I did walk for a couple of hours at the golfcourse, but it wasnt consistent so I am gonna count it as 20 mins.

Heres my food today:

banana 1 small 90
fat free hot chocolate 1 cup 25

Cheddar Cheese Crunchy Curls (NutriSystem Classics) 1 oz. 110
Cheese, Cottage, 2% 1/4 cup 50
Cheese, Cottage, 2% 1/4 cup 50
fat free hot chocolate 1 cup 25

fat free hot chocolate 1 cup 25
fat free hot chocolate 1 cup 25
chick-fil-a nuggets 2 pieces 65
waffle fries 4 pieces 45

Chewy Fudge Bar (NutriSystem Classics) 1.2 oz. 90

Salad, tossed 1 med 25
Salad Dressing, fat free 2 Tbsp 30
Salad Dressing, fat free 2 Tbsp 30
Egg, poached or boiled 1 large 74
Bacon Bits 1 Tbsp 30
Apple Cinnamon Soy Chips 1 Package 110

sugar free fudgesicle 1 40

Chocolate Pudding 1 Package 100

total cals-1039

ok, not great, but I had some vegetables and not many calories. I only had 2 chick fil-a nuggets which I deserve some kind of award for (they are so yummy)

exercise- 28 mins 209 cals burned (this is the least I have ever had, tomorrow I will have to kick some waaahooo)

I have not lost any weight AT ALL in at least 3 weeks (maybe 4?) And I have been getting loads of exercise so I have to refocus on the diet part.

 

[lindalinda]

My day off, so I had to run errands and make phonecalls and do laundry and clean house. (I didnt clean house, its horrible) I did get up and run/walk though, 41 mins worth, 3 times around my circle. Then tonite I did 40 mins on the stairmachine. I have to clean house tomorrow tho, after I take the boy golfing in the morning. I didnt eat much today either. Here it is:

Scrambled Eggs - Smoke Flavor 1 Package 130
pre-cooked turkey bacon 2 slices 40

baked chips 1 oz 120

Egg, poached or boiled 1 large 74
Bacon Bits 1 Tbsp 30
Salad Dressing, fat free 2 Tbsp 30
Salad Dressing, fat free 2 Tbsp 30
Salad, tossed 1 med 25

Cheddar Cheese Crunchy Curls (NutriSystem Classics) 1 oz. 110

Flame Broiled Beef Patty 1 Patty 90
whle wheat hamburger bun 1 90
smart-beat fat free cheese 1/2 slice 12
smart-beat fat free cheese 1/2 slice 12

sugar free fudgesicle 1 40

Chocolate Pudding 1 Package 100

total cals-933

exercise- 41 mins walk/run 40 mins stairmachine 650 cals burned!

I forgot to eat my banana today, I may have one later.

 

[goldcupmom]

Wow! You're discipline in eating is incredible.

I understand about the NO weight loss thing. Me, too! It's frustrating, but we MUST hang in there!!

Hope you have a good weekend!

 

[lindalinda]

Happy Easter Everyone! It was sure beautiful weather here today! I actually got a little sunburn because I just didnt want to come in at all. Got up early and took my boy golfing. It was at a par 3 coursethat they have some matches at, so he needed to check distances. He doesnt do as well on that type course because he is a long ball hitter. He didnt do as well as he wanted today either so he got grouchy. Its really kind of a tough course cuz its so small, no room for error. He was teeing off with 9 irons and pitching wedges, anyway, he got a 39. Not very good but hey, it couldve been worse.

Then I came home and cleaned house really fast so I could be outside instead. So my house is only cleaned kinda on the surface but I dont care much. Then I hung out outside with the boy, read my book, drank a margarita wine cooler, swang on the tree swing and played pitch and catch. Then I had to go to the grocery cuz the boy insists on having food. By the time I got home it was 820 and it was still light so I decided to walk the dog and get my exercise that way. (I have decided to do the run/walk thing 3 times a week- does that seem reasonable to any of you all that do it? I have trouble with my feet and dont want to overdo it. Actually my knees were hurting today and I think its because I did the run/walk thing plus 40 mins on the stairmachine) Anyway I walked the dog for 30 mins. I am giving myself credit for 10 mins walking at the golfcourse and 15 mins playing pitch and catch for 55 mins today. By the time I got halfway done walking it was dark. Walking a pitch-black dog in the dark is not good! I am tired tonite tho so I should be able to sleep well. I have candy in the house tho. My boy is 14 but I'm still giving him an easter basket. Heck my mom gave them to us when we were in college! BTW marie it has WHOPPERS in it.
Now I hope I can manage to not eat any of the candy!


Anyway..heres food today:

banana 1 small 90
pre-cooked turkey bacon 2 slices 40
Scrambled Eggs - Smoke Flavor 1 Package 130

seagrams wine cooler 1 96
baked chips 1 oz 120

Apple Cinnamon Soy Chips 1 Package 110
Cheese, Cream, light 1 oz 60

smart-beat fat free cheese 1/2 slice 12
smart-beat fat free cheese 1/2 slice 12
Flame Broiled Beef Patty 1 Patty 90
whle wheat hamburger bun 1 90
Carrot, raw 1 med 31

Chocolate Pudding 1 Package 100

sugar free fudgesicle 1 40

total cals-1021

exercise - 40 mins walking 15 mins baseball 285 cals burned

Happy Easter ! Dont eat the peeps!

 

[Foxfiregrrl]

Hi Linda! You have been doing really good on your eating! And on your exercising! I think it is a really good idea to only do the run/walk thing 3 times a week, especially to start with. You don't want to overdo it. I think that is one of the reasons that I have been struggling w/ so much soreness. I try to do too much too soon & too often.

Keep up the good work and don't get too discouraged by the scale. I went for about a month and a half w/ no weight loss. It is frustrating, but just remember that all that exercise and good eating is Good for your body regardless. It will all come together and pay off soon!

Happy Easter! Have a good week!

 

[lindalinda]

Not a good day food-wise today. Darn those malted milk balls. Turns out my son doesnt like the ones that look like robins eggs. I didnt want to waste them you know so I ate them. Oh well. I tried to make up for it by not eating much the rest of the day but I lost it at the end. I did get some exercise tho.

malted milk balls 7 pieces 180
malted milk balls 7 pieces 180
malted milk balls 7 pieces 180

Scrambled Egg Mix with Cheese 1 Package 150
pre-cooked turkey bacon 2 slices 40
fat free hot chocolate 1 cup 25

banana 1 small 90

Hearty Beef Stew 1 Container 180

sugar free fudgesicle 1 40
fat free hot chocolate 1 cup 25

baked chips 1 oz 120
Chewy Fudge Bar (NutriSystem Classics) 1.2 oz. 90

total cals- 1300

exercise- 45 mins walking 8 mins climbing stairs, 20 mins recumbent cycle. (someone brought one of these to work and I used it on break...I like it!)
511 cals burned

 

[kmp1191]

OOOOHHHHNNNNNOOOOOOO NOT THE WHOPPERS!!!!!!
Why did you even buy them!!! They are the core of all that is evil on this planet!!! They are more addicting than jellybeans!!! THOW THEM AWAY!! GET THEM OUT OF THE HOUSE!!!! I didn't even buy any this year!! I knew who would be eating them.....heck, they wouldn't have even made it into their baskets!!!!

Good job on the exercise.....how much have you lost?

marie